Chapter 36

Shen Guannan’s tone was serious.

They could hold hands in the car, no one outside could see.

Lin Shuoyin quietly took his hand, looking at him, “Me too, I think about you every day.”

If she had known dating him would be so interesting, she would have taken the initiative to ask him out. Her thinking was still stuck in her previous life, her past dating experiences.

She thought dating was just about saying good morning and good night to each other, nothing substantial.

And dating in the 1970s, without cell phones, seeing each other once every few days, probably just going for a walk in the park and chatting, felt meaningless.

She scoffed at it.

Who knew dating could be so high-quality, something she had never experienced before.

“Shuoyin, let’s get married soon.”

This was the second time Shen Guannan had mentioned marriage.

Missing someone was too painful, and he couldn’t see her.

Lin Shuoyin jokingly asked, “So, Shen Battalion Commander, how much dowry are you going to give me?”

Shen Guannan, “One thousand, okay?”

Lin Shuoyin, “One thousand is too much!”

Shen Guannan, “I have two thousand in savings. I want to give you one thousand as a dowry, and keep one thousand for our wedding. Do you agree?”

“Wow! Shen Battalion Commander, you’re so rich!” Lin Shuoyin laughed.

She knew Shen Guannan wasn’t poor, but she didn’t expect him to be this rich. What did two thousand in savings mean in this era? It was like having two million in the future!

Shen Guannan explained, “This is my ninth year in the army. I’ve been sending part of my allowance home, and saving part of it myself. I’m single, so I don’t have much to spend on, so I’ve saved this much.”

Lin Shuoyin was in awe, “You’re amazing. I’ve only managed to save twenty yuan. When will I ever be able to save two thousand yuan?”

“Wife, should I give you all my savings?” Shen Guannan said.

Lin Shuoyin shook her head, “Give it to me after we get married.”

Shen Guannan, “I want to give it to you now. You can keep the passbook for me.”

“No, no, that amount is too big. I’m afraid I’ll lose it. You keep it yourself.”

“But after we get married, our salaries will be managed by me. I have to control the purse strings, hehe.” Lin Shuoyin laughed.

Shen Guannan lovingly stroked her hair and said,

“Okay, you can keep everything. From now on, you’ll be the head of our family. You’ll be in charge of everything big and small in our home, okay?”

Lin Shuoyin thought about it seriously, “Won’t that be a bit tiring?”

Shen Guannan, “Then you can make decisions about things you want to be in charge of, and I’ll handle the things you don’t want to be in charge of, okay?”

“Okay.”

“Hey, Shen Battalion Commander, you’re too good.”

He’s a man with a 100+ character value, no wonder.

“Why didn’t you confess to me sooner?”

Shen Guannan, “I was afraid of scaring you. Imagine, you just joined the army, and a guy comes up to you and says he likes you and wants to date you. What would you think?”

Lin Shuoyin laughed, “If it was anyone else, I probably would have been disgusted. But if it was you, Shen Battalion Commander, I would have seriously considered it.”

Shen Guannan, “Why?”

Lin Shuoyin, “It’s simple. You’re good-looking, tall, you’re my type.”

“Alright, it seems like my height of 1.88 meters is useful after all.” Shen Guannan laughed.

Lin Shuoyin, “Of course, you’re tall and handsome. Our children will be tall too.”

“It’s just that I’m a bit short, only 1.65 meters. If I could grow to 1.7 meters, that would be great.”

She wondered if she could still grow taller.

Shen Guannan held her hand, “You’re not short. You’re not short at all. I can hold you perfectly.”

His girlfriend was of normal height for a woman, not short.

Lin Shuoyin, “No, I want to grow to 1.7 meters. At the very least, 1.68 meters. Three more centimeters.”

“Okay, okay, grow to 1.7 meters. You drink malt milk and powdered milk every day, you should be able to grow a bit taller.” Shen Guannan seriously analyzed the situation.

Lin Shuoyin nodded, and they chatted like this until they reached the state-owned restaurant.

“Shuoyin, you love fish, right?”

Lin Shuoyin, “Yeah, how did you know?” She hadn’t told him that, and they hadn’t eaten together.

Shen Guannan smiled, “I just know.”

He ordered a braised fish and braised pork, with rice as the main dish.

He knew she loved fish from asking Meng Jia.

They waited a while, and the dishes were served.

Shen Guannan first picked a piece of braised pork for her, “Eat more meat, it will make you grow taller.”

Then he picked a piece of fish for her, the kind with all the bones removed, making Lin Shuoyin realize once again what kind of boyfriends she had dated in her previous life.

None of them had ever picked fish bones for her.

It seemed like no one in her family had ever picked fish bones for her either, or maybe the fish they ate at home was the boneless kind.

Anyway, she had never enjoyed such treatment, never been cared for like this.

Lin Shuoyin, “Guannan, are you this good and attentive to everyone around you?”

Shen Guannan shook his head, “No, who would I want to take care of them?”

Lin Shuoyin’s possessiveness flared up, a strange possessiveness, she said, “You can only pick fish bones for me in the future, okay? Don’t pick them for anyone else.”

“Okay, eat your food. I haven’t picked bones for anyone else except you.” Shen Guannan laughed.

Lin Shuoyin, “Eat, you eat too.”

Details are what move people. If Shen Guannan had just given her a few hundred yuan, she might have been happy, but not touched. But the snacks he gave her that day, and the fish bones he picked for her today, really warmed her heart.

She couldn’t help it, that’s how people who lack love are. In her previous life, she didn’t lack money, but she lacked love. Her parents basically left her alone, only responsible for giving her money.

After all, they had their own children.

And her grandparents and great-grandparents, they had other grandchildren, they were good to her, but not that attentive. Besides, they had a nanny at home, so they didn’t have to worry about household matters.

She had a good friend in high school, a year older than her, who was also very caring towards her. Lin Shuoyin didn’t know how to respond, so she could only spend money, buy, buy, buy.

Of course, there was no such thing as betrayal between her and her friend, they were both fine.

It was just that she had been transferred to this world by a dog-blood plot.

Shen Guannan ate quickly, finishing a bowl of rice in three minutes. He didn’t ask for more, and focused on picking fish bones and picking dishes for Lin Shuoyin.

Logically, his girlfriend was a grown woman, she didn’t need this kind of care. But Shen Guannan wanted to take care of her, he wanted to be involved in everything about her.

And it wasn’t intentional care, he just naturally, instinctively did it.

They were truly the destined people for each other.

Lin Shuoyin was fed by Shen Guannan until her stomach was full, “Have some water.”

He handed her a glass of water.

It was warm water, not cold. This man wasn’t given a 100-point rating by the system for no reason, he was truly considerate in every way.

After drinking the water, Lin Shuoyin laughed, “I feel like you’re treating me like your daughter.”

She finally remembered, she had gone to her friend’s house for dinner before, and her friend’s husband was like this to his daughter.

He picked meat for her, told his daughter that eating meat would make her grow taller, and then after dinner, he made his daughter drink some water. That was the whole process.

Shen Guannan, “No way, I’m treating you like my wife.”

Lin Shuoyin, “That’s not what I mean. It’s like a father’s love for his daughter.”

That didn’t seem right either, some fathers didn’t treat their daughters like that.

Shen Guannan, “Anyway, I love you very much.”